In the inferno, dante uses
to associate himself with classical writers and thinkers.

The answer is Comedy.

Inferno is a book written by Dante Alighieri telling us his journey to hell. It contains Introduction or Overview and Chapters of 9 Circles of Hell. This is based on comedy genre.

The Nine Circles of Hell are the following:

Limbo - Wherein pagans are being punished. Some of the people he has seen there are: Virgil, Homer, Horace, Plato and Socrates.Lust - Wherein souls are suffering and being torn in strong wind. He has seen the following souls in there: Francesca de Rimini and her lover.Gluttony - Souls are lying down in freezing slush and being watched over by Cerberus, a dog with 3 heads. Avarice and Prodigality - Souls are crushed through heavy weights objects over and over again.Wrath - Souls who are wrathful are being punished by making them fight one another.Heresy - Souls are being punished by getting cooked in flames. Violence - Violent souls are being punished by getting eaten by Minotaur repeatedly. Fraud - seducers, false prophets, liars and thieves are being punished by different methods, depending on their sins.Treachery - sinners are being punished by freezing them in the frozen lake. Satan  is there together with Judas, Brutus and Cassius.

The excerpt reflects collectivism, because it reveals the narrator's deep love for other individuals. hope this ! ^^